Leo Durocher
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| Shortstop / Manager | |||
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Born: July 27, 1905 West Springfield, Massachusetts |
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Died: October 7, 1991 (aged 86) Palm Springs, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| October 2, 1925, for the New York Yankees | |||
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| April 18, 1945, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .247 | ||
| Home runs | 24 | ||
| Runs batted in | 567 | ||
| Managerial record | 2,008–1,709 | ||
| Winning % | .540 | ||
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| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 1994 | ||
| Election Method | Veterans Committee | ||
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As manager
Leo Ernest Durocher (July 27, 1905 – October 7, 1991), nicknamed Leo the Lip and Lippy, was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder. Upon his retirement, he ranked fifth all-time among managers with 2,009 career victories, second only to John McGraw in National League history. Durocher still ranks tenth in career wins by a manager. A controversial and outspoken character, Durocher had a stormy career dogged by clashes with authority, umpires (his 95 career ejections as a manager trailed only McGraw when he retired, and still rank fourth on the all-time list), and the press.
Durocher was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994.
Leo Durocher was born in West Springfield, Massachusetts, on July 27, 1905, the youngest of four sons born to French Canadian parents. He was educated locally and became a prominent semi-professional athlete, with several employers competing to have him play on their company teams.
After being scouted by the New York Yankees, he broke into professional baseball with the Hartford Senators of the Eastern League in 1925. He was called up to the Yankees and played in two games. Durocher spent two more seasons in the minors, playing for the Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association in 1926 and St. Paul Saints of the American Association in 1927.
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